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Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades

Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades
The federal government’s 2021 budget makes notable investments in helping employers recruit and train workers to meet the growing demand in the skilled trades sector and includes a new service to help connect apprentices with employers. Budget 2021, A Re...
Economic , Government , Labour

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Constructing a 21st century hospital requires fully trained, qualified tradespeople
In 2028, The Ottawa Hospital will open its doors to a new state-of-the-art, spec...
Infrastructure , Labour

Quick Start program gives hope for a better life: co-ordinator
For Cassandra Creese, the Quick Start in Construction Program opened her eyes to...
Labour

First Notice: jobs spike; Saskatchewan housing; home sales surge
Construction gained 25,300 jobs in March Employment in Canada increase...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects
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Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades
The federal government’s 2021 budget makes notable investments in helping employ...
Economic , Government , Labour

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Constructing a 21st century hospital requires fully trained, qualified tradespeople
In 2028, The Ottawa Hospital will open its doors to a new state-of-the-art, spec...
Infrastructure , Labour

Quick Start program gives hope for a better life: co-ordinator
For Cassandra Creese, the Quick Start in Construction Program opened her eyes to...
Labour

First Notice: jobs spike; Saskatchewan housing; home sales surge
Construction gained 25,300 jobs in March Employment in Canada increase...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects

Can you successfully implement a mandatory employee vaccination policy in your workplace?
Employers need to be cautious if they choose to implement a mandatory vaccinatio...
Labour , OH&S

New truck and construction training school opens in Sudbury
SUDBURY, ONT. — Northern Construction Academy (NCA), northern Ontario’s newest c...
Labour

First Notice: green buildings policy; home prices spike; WFH survey
McKenna to speak on green buildings Federal Minister of Infrastructure...
Economic , Government , Labour

Job shadowing, mentoring can help students with exceptionalities pick the right career
At a recent conference for individuals with disabilities and exceptionalities, y...
Labour

Sponsored Content: Know the BC Building Code and Advance Your Career
You have been contacted by a general contractor who has started the Request for...
Labour , Others

Fleming College introduces new plumber apprenticeship program
PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — Fleming College has a new plumber apprenticeship program in...
Labour

Your top DCN headlines: March 29 to April 2
This week’s top DCN headlines cover a discussion from infrastructure executives...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Labour deal at the Ottawa hospital warrants review
We’ve been warned. Ontario’s hospital system is at capacity. The influx of COVID...
Associations , Infrastructure , Labour

Budget supports Hamilton training program for jobs in construction sector
HAMILTON, ONT. — Up to 150 people will be trained for jobs in the construction s...
Government , Labour

BuildForce predicts uneven job growth in Western Canada over next decade
OTTAWA — Canada’s four western provinces are expected to experience volatile con...
Economic , Labour

BuildForce predicts N.S., Ontario to lead eastern Canadian construction job growth
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia and Ontario are expected to lead the way in construction jo...
Economic , Labour

Celebrating women in construction, a recap of our coverage
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Daily Commercial News and Journal of...
Labour

First Notice: Taiga plant; Alectra standout; Wright retires from OCS
Taiga Motors announces $185M plant for Shawinigan Taiga Motors Inc. has announc...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Labour

ICI recruitment paying off, BuildForce report shows
The ICI construction sector’s recent focus on recruiting skilled workers to repl...
Labour

Addressing skills and knowledge shortage a key HRAI focus
Already suffering from a lack of skills tradespersons, the heating, refrigeratio...
Labour , Resource

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Line 5 is critical – on both sides of the border
Keystone XL was cancelled on a Tuesday and by Friday 1,000 workers lost their jo...
Labour , US News

Canadian military veteran praises H2H efforts for enduring pandemic challenges
The pandemic has “slowed” the drive by Helmets to Hardhats Canada (H2H) to place...
Labour

Hilti, GBC partnership provides women with tools to succeed in the trades
Women entering the trades need all the support they can get and a new partnershi...
Labour

Construction firm reps outline COVID construction trends and predictions
It’s been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the way the...
Economic , Labour

Shawmut Design and Construction celebrates Women in Construction Week
BOSTON, M.A. — National construction management firm Shawmut Design and Construc...
Labour , US News

LIUNA, RESCON spar as GTA homebuilding disrupted
A dispute over who will do stucco work on some residential builds in Toronto and...
Labour

Labour market report asks ‘how much do trade certificate holders make?’
A new report detailing the early career earnings of Canada’s trade certificate h...
Labour

Panel identifies knowledge gap for pregnancies on sites
Pregnant women working in the skilled trades are still such a rarity that no one...
Labour

MCA of Hamilton Niagara forecasts steady future after huge pandemic hit in 2020
Unionized mechanical contractors in Hamilton/Niagara, Ont. were hit hard by the...
Associations , Labour

Your top DCN headlines: March 15 to 19
This week’s top DCN headlines feature a Daily Commercial News deeper dive into O...
Government , Labour , OH&S , Projects

Toronto’s Redwood centre receives skills training support
TORONTO — The federal government has announced $1.6 million in funding for Toron...
Government , Labour

Online tool supported by CAF and IUOE aims to improve pass rates in apprenticeship system
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) and the International Union of Operating...
Labour

New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women
OTTAWA — A new report finds that women in the skilled trades earn about half wha...
Economic , Labour
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BREAKING: Ontario outlines essential construction projects
TORONTO - The Ontario government has issued a list of construction projects and...
Government , OH&S

Breaking: Construction remains open as Ontario declares third provincial shutdown
Ontario’s construction sector will remain in full operation despite further COVI...
Associations , Government , OH&S

St Marys Cement commissions Canada’s first cement plant wet scrubber
BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — Toronto-based St Marys Cement Inc. has announced the install...
Technology

EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
The chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC) has revised his economic...
Associations , Economic

Mississauga’s EX3 tower targeted for geothermal milestone
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario-based developer Camrost Felcorp Inc. has announced a...
Projects , Resource

Ontario CLT plant earns production certification
ST. THOMAS, ONT. — Ontario-based Element5 has announced that its new factory has...
Resource , US News

Quarry operator faces $65,000 fine after worker falls from catwalk
TORONTO — James Dick Construction Ltd. has been fined $65,000 following an incid...
OH&S

Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...